Kafr Ammar () is a village in the Giza Governorate of Egypt.
The modern village is located on the site of the ancient city of Acanthus (Greek: ; in Ptolemy, ), also known as Tenis (), on the western bank of the Nile, 120 stadia south of Memphis.Strabo p. 809Diod. i. 97Steph. B. s. v.Ptol. iv. 5. § 55. The town was situated in the Memphite Nome, and therefore in the Heptanomis. It was renowned for a temple dedicated to Osiris and derived its name from a sacred enclosure composed of acanthus plants.
Some scholars identify it with the ancient Egyptian city of Shena-chen () or Shenou-anchou ().
See also List of ancient Egyptian towns and cities Tarkhan (Egypt)
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